They look good to me. I'm curious about the "thingamabobber." Is this a strike indicator? It looks like there is a fly tied in there - is this a visibility spinner for night fishing to surface feeders? It might be easier to tie in a visibility post of closed cell foam, harden the surface with some epoxy or polyurathane, and then paint it with the glow-in-the-dark paint/fingernail polish. I'd be interested in hearing your reports and opinion regarding the success/effectiveness/practicality of this fly.

I saw them for sale in the feathered hook, and figured I'd give it a shot. The ones there were huge, and I only had the materials for a smaller sized bug... who knows.

I'm also tinkering with high vis posts, but I can't seem to find my grizzly hackle. It got lost in transition between the jam and home, somehow. Hopefully I can find it to tie a few up.

The idea is to put some glow in the dark paint on them (probably nail polish) and float a nymph at night. I only tied these two, so I'm not exactly planning on using them much, but I figure I'll get a chance in two nights fishing this week.

I'm also going to 'glow up' a few foam pinch ons to put on my leader. I've night fished with dries before, and once I get out there, I always realize how hard it is. I'm trying to play every angle I can get.

Good call gfen. Hopefully target has some, since that's on the way home. It's also in a "nicer" area than the wal mart here. That place is a nut house, and I avoid it at all costs. I don't like getting stared down by the police officers behind every few registers.

Depends on where you're fishing them.The freestone drakes are smaller and greener - I use green mallard flank feathers for their wings, tied on regular #10 hooksFor limestoners - penns and fishing creeks - I use yellow calf hair wings, and tie them on #10 and #8 2XL hooks